Life imitates fiction : 13 Arrested In Connection With Can Scam

[AirPo]

Or is it the other way around?

The probe recalled a 1996 episode of "Seinfeld" in which two characters learn about Michigan's 10-cent deposit law and head there with a truckload of 5-cent New York cans, hoping to cash in on the difference, before getting sidetracked.

Full story here.

 

[Thirst_For_Knowledge]

Our little bottle return machine thingies will catch it.

I've certainly mistakenly slipped an Ohio bottle in those machines, and it won't take them. Though, I guess most party stores will take them back, because they don't bother to check that closely.

 

[AirPo]

I'm amazed at how much money was actually involved.

 

[Ave Maria]

I'm amazed at how much money was actually involved.

I am too. That's a lot of money involved in a can scam. That said, I'm glad they were caught.